Title Group testing: revisiting the ideas /
Authors Skorniakov, Viktor ; Leipus, Remigijus ; Juzeliūnas, Gediminas ; Staliūnas, Kęstutis
DOI 10.15388/namc.2021.26.23933
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Is Part of Nonlinear analysis: modelling and control.. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2021, vol. 26, no. 3, p. 534-549.. ISSN 1392-5113. eISSN 2335-8963
Keywords [eng] group testing ; quick sort algorithm ; COVID-19
Abstract [eng] The task of identification of randomly scattered “bad” items in a fixed set of objects is a frequent one, and there are many ways to deal with it. “Group testing” (GT) refers to the testing strategy aiming to effectively replace the inspection of single objects by the inspection of groups spanning more than one object. First announced by Dorfman in 1943, the methodology has underwent vigorous development, and though many related research still take place, the ground ideas remain the same. In the present paper, we revisit two classical GT algorithms: the Dorfman’s algorithm and the halving algorithm. Our fresh treatment of the latter and expository comparison of the two is devoted to dissemination of GT ideas, which are so important in the current COVID-19 induced pandemic situation.
Published Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2021
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